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Meaning of "mecamylamine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MECAMYLAMINE

From me(thyl) + cam( phane) (a former name of bornane) + -yl + amine.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MECAMYLAMINE

mecamylamine  [ˌmɛkəˈmɪləˌmiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MECAMYLAMINE

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mecamylamine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MECAMYLAMINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mecamylamine

Mecamylamine is a nonselective and noncompetitive antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that was introduced in the 1950s as an antihypertensive drug. Chemically, it is a secondary aliphatic amine, with a pKa of 11.2...

Definition of mecamylamine in the English dictionary

The definition of mecamylamine in the dictionary is a ganglion-blocking drug administered orally to lower high blood pressure. Formula: C11H21N.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MECAMYLAMINE


amphetamine
æmˈfɛtəˌmiːn
catecholamine
ˌkætəˈkɒləˌmiːn
cholestyramine
ˌkɒlɪˈstaɪərəˌmiːn
cyclohexylamine
ˌsaɪkləʊhɛkˈsɪləˌmiːn
diethylamine
daɪˈeθɪləˌmiːn
dimethylamine
daɪˈmiːθaɪləˌmiːn
ethanolamine
ˌɛθəˈnɒləˌmiːn
gallamine
ˈɡæləˌmiːn
glutamine
ˈɡluːtəˌmiːn
histamine
ˈhɪstəˌmiːn
melamine
ˈmɛləˌmiːn
methylamine
miːˈθaɪləˌmiːn
naphthylamine
næfˈθɪləˌmiːn
penicillamine
ˌpenɪˈsɪləˌmiːn
phentolamine
fɛnˈtɒləˌmiːn
prolamine
ˈprəʊləˌmiːn
protamine
ˈprəʊtəˌmiːn
scopolamine
skəˈpɒləˌmiːn
thiamine
ˈθaɪəˌmiːn
trimethylamine
traɪˈmɛθɪləˌmiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MECAMYLAMINE

mecbnitza
Mecca
Meccano
mechanic
mechanical
mechanical advantage
mechanical digger
mechanical drawing
mechanical engineer
mechanical engineering
mechanical equivalent of heat
mechanical impedance
mechanical instrument
mechanical shovel
mechanicalism
mechanically
mechanically recovered meat
mechanicalness
mechanician

WORDS THAT END LIKE MECAMYLAMINE

amine
antihistamine
cardamine
chloramine
determine
diamine
dopamine
etamine
ethylamine
examine
famine
gamine
glucosamine
hydroxylamine
hydroxytryptamine
ketamine
methamphetamine
methenamine
monoamine
phosphatidylethanolamine
re-examine

Synonyms and antonyms of mecamylamine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mecamylamine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MECAMYLAMINE

Find out the translation of mecamylamine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mecamylamine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mecamylamine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

美加明
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mecamylamine
570 millions of speakers

English

mecamylamine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mecamylamine
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ميكاميلامين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мекамиламин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mecamylamine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mecamylamine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mécamylamine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mecamylamine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mecamylamine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メカミラミン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mecamylamine
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mecamylamine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mecamylamine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mecamylamine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेकॅसिलोमाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mesamilamin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mecamylamine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mekamylamina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мекаміламін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mecamilamină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεκαμυλαμίνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mecamylamine
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

mecamylamin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mekamylamin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mecamylamine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MECAMYLAMINE»

The term «mecamylamine» is normally little used and occupies the 124.337 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MECAMYLAMINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mecamylamine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mecamylamine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mecamylamine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MECAMYLAMINE»

Discover the use of mecamylamine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mecamylamine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors
(SPINKS and YOUNG 1958) and mecamylamine (STONE et al. 1956). In particular, although mecamylamine is arguably the most widely used inhibitor of nico- tinic receptors, accounts of the mechanism of action of mecamylamine vary greatly.
Francesco Clementi, Diego Fornasari, Cecilia Gotti, 2000
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Nurse's Drug 2009
mecamylamine hydrochloride 615 •Urge patient to report difficulty urinating, excessive drowsiness, fever, or sore throat. •Advise patient to avoid potentially hazardous activities until drug's CNS effects are known. • Urge patient to avoid alcohol ...
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008
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Essential Evidence-Based Psychopharmacology
Mecamylamine is a nAchR antagonist that blocks the effect of nicotine. It has been marketed as an antihypertensive for many years. Studies examining the effects of short-term mecamylamine administration on smoking behavior have shown ...
Dan Stein, Bernard Lerer, Stephen Stahl, 2012
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Animal Models of Cognitive Impairment
Mecamylamine, administered either systemically or intrahippocampally, increased response latency during the working- but not the reference-memory task (Table 3.2). T-MAZE ALTERNATION Three studies have examined the effects of ...
Edward D. Levin, Jerry J. Buccafusco, 2006
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Nicotine Psychopharmacology
of mecamylamine pretreatment doses (0, 5, 10, 15, 20mg p.o.) prior to generalization testing, with a different mecamylamine pretreatment dose on each day. These mecamylamine doses were administered in ascending order across days for ...
Jack E. Henningfield, Edythe London, Sakire Pogun, 2009
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The Guide to Off-label Prescription Drugs: New Uses for ...
It was discovered that mecamylamine can block the rewarding effects of nicotine, thereby reducing the urge to smoke.At high doses, mecamylamine may produce significant adverse effects such as drowsiness,hypoten- sion,and constipation.
Kevin R. Loughlin, Joyce A. Generali, 2006
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Clearing the Smoke: Assessing the Science Base for Tobacco ...
Mecamylamine is a nonspecific nicotinic receptor antagonist that was originally used as an antihypertensive agent. Mecamylamine has been shown to block many of the physiological, behavioral, and reinforcing effects of nicotine (Collins et al.
Kathleen Stratton, Padma Shetty, Robert Wallace, 2001
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Helping the Hard-core Smoker: A Clinician's Guide
Although the clinical efficacy of mecamylamine alone appears limited (Tennant, Tarver, & Rawson, 1984), theoretical and empirical support for nicotine patch plus mecamylamine treatment is growing (Rose & Levin, 1991; Rose et al., 1994b; ...
Daniel F. Seidman, Lirio S. Covey, 1999
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PROGRESS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Slight activity (one-tenth that of mecamylamine) was first observed in NN- dimethyl-t-octylamine. Then greater activity was found in N-ethyl-t-butylamine ( one-third that of mecamylamine). Finally they prepared 1,2,2,6,6- pentamethylpiperidine ...
Gwynn Pennant Ellis, Geoffrey Buckle West, 1961
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Tobacco or Health?: Physiological and Social Damages Caused ...
11.3.4 Mecamylamine The nicotine antagonist mecamylamine (see Sects 4.2 and 4.3.4 in Chap. 4) blocks the effects of nicotine, and hence the reward system, by inhibiting nicotine-induced dopamine release, thus reducing the urge to smoke.
Knut-Olaf Haustein, David Groneberg, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MECAMYLAMINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mecamylamine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Turing Pharmaceuticals Names Eliseo Salinas, MD and MSc …
... a variety of CNS indications; other current assets include Syntocinon® (oxytocin nasal solution) and Vecamyl® (mecamylamine HCl tablets). «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
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What is Autonomic Dysreflexia?
Hydralazine, mecamylamine, diazoxide, and phenoxybenzamine might also be used. If an erectile dysfunction drug (e.g. Cialis, Viagra) has ... «PR Newswire, May 15»
3
Turing Pharmaceuticals Launches
... from Retrophin: an intranasal formulation of ketamine, Syntocinon® (oxytocin nasal solution) and Vecamyl® (mecamylamine HCl tablets). «Drug Discovery & Development, Feb 15»
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Turing Pharmaceuticals Launches - Management Team Announced
... from Retrophin: an intranasal formulation of ketamine, Syntocinon® (oxytocin nasal solution) and Vecamyl® (mecamylamine HCl tablets). «Pharmaceutical Processing, Feb 15»
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Retrophin Reports Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results
... Syntocinon Nasal Spray® (oxytocin), and Vecamyl® (mecamylamine HCI tablets). Under the terms of the agreement, Turing Pharmaceuticals ... «Business Wire, Nov 14»
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East Coast Biotech Roundup: Raze, Retrophin, Alnylam, & More
... a deal to sell some of its non-core assets—an oxytocin nasal spray, mecamylamine HCl (Vecamyl), and ketamine—to Shkreli's new startup, ... «Xconomy, Oct 14»
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Retrophin Announces Divestment of Non-Core Assets to Turing …
... and Vecamyl® (mecamylamine HCI tablets) to Turing Pharmaceuticals. Under the terms of the agreement, Turing Pharmaceuticals will pay ... «Business Wire, Oct 14»
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Investor's Alert: Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Primoris Services Corp …
... liabilities and future milestone payments related to ketamine, Syntocinon nasal spray (oxytocin), and Vecamyl (mecamylamine HCI tablets). «Street Newswire, Oct 14»
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Addex ADX71441 Positive Results in Preclinical Model of Nicotine …
The study with ADX71441 examined its effects on mecamylamine ... prior to the precipitant, mecamylamine, dose-dependently reversed the ... «MarketWatch, Jul 14»
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Retrophin Completes Acquisition of Manchester Pharmaceuticals
Vecamyl® (mecamylamine HCI tablets) is indicated for the management of moderately severe to severe essential hypertension and ... «Business Wire, Mar 14»

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